![]() How would thinking more neutral about a situation at work benefit you? Rather than believing your own story about a situation, how can you be more intentional with your thoughts? A big bag of rocks It’s your thoughts about a situation that create your experience of it. I used to create a lot of drama about what other people thought about the work I was doing. I created a lot of story around being under-appreciated and undervalued. I carried around this story for a long time, like a big bag of rocks. I’d take it to work with me in the morning, and drag it home with me at night. It was exhausting and it didn’t get me anywhere. We often produce the exact opposite of the result we want by believing the stories our brains are creating. Over time I realized that these thoughts were not the ones I wanted to live with, they were simply the stories my brain made up about the situation.Īnd these thoughts produced the opposite result I was looking for. ![]() The more I thought this way, the less I appreciated myself and valued the work I was doing. It’s a natural tendency of our brains.īut what are you making the story in your head mean about you? Our brains are wired to tell stories and to make connections. I was making my story mean that I wasn’t doing a good job because the people around me weren’t valuing me in the way I desired. Simply put, I wanted external validation. ![]() That’s a natural tendency too, we all want to be valued, but we need to value ourselves first and find our value within ourselves. The good news is that you can better understand how your mind works and you can start choosing new thoughts to try-on. I decided to drop the story about being undervalued and decided to feel proud of what I was doing no matter what. I realized I had the power to reclaim my self-confidence and to believe in myself. ![]()
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